Trapped 100 feet in the air: Mass. worker rescued from inside water tower
A Massachusetts worker had to be rescued Tuesday after getting trapped inside a water tower 100 feet in the air.
Around 3:21 p.m. Tuesday, a 911 call was made regarding a medical event at the Sandy Pond Water Tower in Yarmouth, the Yarmouth Fire Department said in a press release. When the fire department arrived, they discovered a cell worker was trapped inside the water tower.
The fire department used ropes to help get the worker out of the water tower. The person was then taken to the hospital.
These types of rescues have increased, the fire department said, adding that they are continuing to add training on it. One of the firefighters had recently graduated from a 4-day rope rescue technician class.
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